Arizona silver belt., 1887-01-29
CHEERFUL NOVELS.
The Timely PIaint Of 8 Man Who Wants
 JEoppT, Sparkling Stories.

The Timely PIaint Of 8 Man Who Wants
 JEoppT, Sparkling Stories.
 Tn the o'den days one might look for some pleasure in her novel reading. Novels were not the deep physical stud- ies. the moral forces, the concealed ser mons they are now. and however Lar- rowing tiev wore il the beginning and
 middle parts, enc a.way5 knew they'd turn out right. and according to wish in the end. 10 1n2tler what came be- tween. the hero was sure to marry the heroine in t1e la5t chapter, the cruel father. f thcr1 wai cruel father, was sure 10 relent, the cul2gits be forgiven. and al be smiles and ioE If riches took to { cm elves W.ngsaip the first few rar t5 ily away, in th3 last few they took wings 50 return, and one al- w1ys isuot b..o. ehan,i ,..ut t would be SO. f she crew too unhappy over th3 woes and rows in tho midile of the book, she had only to turn 10 the last
 and all Wa3:
 "Ioaor. rtcAe+. mqrria~e blessing, Long continuance and iucrcas!nS."
 But now all is changed, we are tozscd on a ssa of uncertainty from first to last, we know not fl v.rtue will be re- war,lcG an evil punished. or f good uess Will sGcc nb ani vice ba triumph als. or f. indeed fine cruel author may no. -laya all the ,jrama,.s parsonne in the finale and leave nothing for our agouizcd patience but pool of gore, or .l mldar f3 ni, a cluster of grassy graves. Tha teton wortI IS turned topsv-turyr. h the dcS.re to he true tJ l fe, to paint things a5 they are and TO. merely as they slould bc,in the w.sh 10 hold the mirror uP to nature, iha rcalis,s of to-day make the novel often g terrible thing. 9 thing 10 b3 avoided a= t.ie n 'ght-hlde, or deadly henbunc. Thy tale one clear through fhc mirror ani show Inc quicksilver on thc back
 While Inc t~-als ard tribIlat'o 'ons of real life may b. strewu over a long ucr,oI of years, the noyeli-t gathers th,m ali in a lump, aS it were, and you may take ali th5 nau5eoUsnc5 at sin cla dose. The sorrows of ten years you may ofjcntjmes read, aDi in some sort, eyueficnco. ia as many hours.
 f. is true this may aiO apply to the iiiusory joys of no-eis, but one does rot object t0 O.cr loses of joy. Ono c.n stand vrat5- large draughts or
 ruals Of happiness. As one longs un- c1nsc ouslv for love and happiness iu real life. so one hopes Unconsciouslyfo for it il the books she picks ID. If she $ to find there cnly the sorrows and tears she finds a'sO in the world about her.
 where is to ba her help and escape? What c't7 ef refuge is ;hsye left for the bl3eIing haayt, the ToHnd'd soul?
 X friend sdvs she almost dreads to read 9 new book for fear will not tgrn out well, and she win h3 made more sad than tciora tha readGg, declaring she wOu'd almost ralher take ID one whose end ng she know alrcsdvfrom previous read Ing. Lct Us thnk of this, let us pray our friends. tha novelsts, to writ3 nor, af fife as t should bo. fife tue d 'al, and less of life fine real We all have real bi~loGs of cur own t9 carry, heavy bona fife burdens, vhr than should wJ. b. Ioad1d w5h imaginary ones alSO2 1 plea for happier novels. five must have ''3o0ks n the running brooks la, Us have the sparkle and cheer Gs well. Don let 1t ba all fret and moan and trouble. -Ne'F0U Free Press.